Genus

Dolichovespula (Aerial yellowjackets)

Dolichovespula maculata. Photo: (c) Amy Schnebelin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Dolichovespula is a small genus of social wasps distributed widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The yellow and black members of the genus are known by the common name yellowjackets in North America, such as Dolichovespula norwegica, along with members of their sister genus Vespula. In a study on the nesting biology of Dolichovespula, a colony of D. maculata with 771 workers was reported as having the largest recorded population count.

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Subtaxa

Species: Dolichovespula arenaria (Common aerial yellowjacket)

Species: Dolichovespula maculata (Bald-faced hornet)

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